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George: Keep the faith

ENGLAND skipper Jamie George told his side to keep the faith after their agonising 16-15 defeat to New Zealand continued their drought down under.

MAGIC DAY FOR WANDS & DONS

CRAY Wanderers and SE Dons stepped up their preparations for the new season – and it promises to be a huge one for both clubs as they embark on new, exciting journeys.

MY BIG MOVE IS CHAMPION!

Altintop lands at Larne...

Halliday calls for clarity on Championship funding issues

CHAMPIONSHIP clubs are calling for the funding issues surrounding next season’s reintroduction of promotion-relegation to be ratified urgently.

Parkinson turns to Crawford to keep Robins rocking

PHIL Parkinson reckons he has powered up his Altrincham engine room with another ‘top player’ after snapping up midfielder Tom Crawford.

Smith is enjoying the life of a tourist

MARCUS Smith has been throwing himself into touring life down under as he makes the most of the current trip to Japan and New Zealand.

A PROPER PLAN CONQUERS ALL

ASK a football manager to assess the competition and – as sure as night follows day – talk will turn to budgets.

SEALS' EFFORTS WASHED AWAY

SUPPORTERS attending the Deva Stadium for the first pre-season contest of the new campaign attended with not just the anticipation of viewing a number of Chester’s new signings, but also for their first sighting of a new ground-breaking commercial initiative secured by the club’s innovative business team.

England go close but All Blacks have enough to take honours

ENGLAND may have rattled and rolled New Zealand at times in Dunedin yesterday, but it was still a case of so near, yet so far, for Steve Borthwick’s new-model side in a pulsating opening Test in which both teams scored two tries and the lead changed hands five times.

RFU still has urgent questions to answer

THE biggest story of the season in the domestic game in England came three weeks ago when the Championship clubs defeated RFU/ Premiership attempts to enshrine the ring-fencing of the top league.

Towering talent who took Bath to the top

JACK Rowell’s contribution to Bath rugby was immeasurable from the beginning when he arrived at The Rec as coach in 1978 to his departure in 1994, when he took over as England coach, winning a Five Nations Grand Slam in 1995.

DARLING BUDS OF THE NORTH-EAST!

LIKE many others, I like to keep abreast of developments at upwardly mobile clubs across the country.

PREMIER WINNER ASMIR IS IN SHOT

PREMIER League winning goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is training with Aldershot Town.

A RAW DEAL SUITS SEALS!

CALUM MCINTYRE says Chester FC are slowly building a homegrown squad that the fans can be proud of.

The scrum has decided the last two World Cups

Ben Jaycock speaks to Northampton scrum coach Matt Fergurson about their victorious Premiership campaign and the game's issues around the set-piece

YOUNG GUNS

CHARLIEMYALL LEICESTER & ENGLAND U20 CENTRE

'It's about being the best player you can be'

PAUL REES FINDS OUT WHAT DRIVES NEW TIGERS COACH MICHAEL CHEIKA AND WHAT HE PLANS TO DO AT WELFORD ROAD

Three hat-tricks for the Baa-Baas was a peak

THE FORMER SCOTLAND, BARBARIANS & GLASGOW WING

'It Has Taken a Devastating Toll'

Financial insecurity is causing a mental health crisis, with nearly two-thirds of Americans saying money matters cause them the most stress

IT'S ALL ABOUT PRIORITIES

THESE REPUBLICAN FOREIGN POLICY PRAGMATISTS HOPE TO INFLUENCE DONALD TRUMP WITH THEIR THIRD-WAY APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

AMERICA'S Greatest Workplaces 2024

COMPANIES THAT CREATE A GREAT WORKPLACE ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ENGAGED workers who care about their jobs.

A Step on the Gas

The world's biggest tech companies are plowing millions into carbon dioxide removal in a bid to curb climate change, but is it enough?

Andrew McCarthy

IN THE 1980S, A GROUP OF ACTORS CALLED THE \"BRAT PACK\" CAME TO define a generation.

Squid Gains

Lee Jung-jae on moving from the cult Netflix hit to his first Englishspeaking role in Star Wars: The Acolyte

Bracken keeps England on course

MARK Mapletoft commended his England U20s side for continuing to find solutions and adapting to their problems but knows that his team cannot afford any more sloppy starts if they are to go deep in the competition.

CHIEF ION HAILS HERO SAVIOURS

FC Romania are saved from the brink

THERE'S BEEN A LOT TO CROW ABOUT

DANNY Crow met his Harleston Town players last weekend to discuss their plans for the summer holidays.

Whistler's authority must be protected

WE CAN easily imagine New Zealand rugby folk in the afterlife, shaking the English referee Roger 1. Quittenton warmly by the hand while grabbing the Scottish official John Dewar Dallas roughly by the throat.

GAFFER GASH TO GET TOUGH

MICHAEL Gash has promised to unleash his ruthless streak after last season’s flirtation with relegation.

ADAM'S HART NOW AT HOME

ADAM CAMPBELL says moving back home was a key factor in him joining Hartlepool United.